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Nathan Svadlenak

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Test heavy Graded by few things Lecture heavy Tough grader Accessible outside class Lots of homework Hilarious Caring Get ready to read Gives good feedback Clear grading criteria Inspirational
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CHEM 183
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Introduction to Teaching in Chemistry
Nathan Svadlenak 2.2
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15:00 PM - 15:50 PM
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Chem1A . Svadlenak N D 7 Months Ago

Don't take this class with him. Trust me. He's the only professor who does free response and there's only 2 midterms and one final they're all worth 80% of your grade. If you do take him prepare to study a lot and his questions are very weird, the way he words stuff is just very annoying. He's new so he doesn't know how to teach properly.

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Chem1A . Svadlenak N D 8 Months Ago

take another chem class, trust.

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Chem1A . Svadlenak N D 8 Months Ago

Nathan had slides that he went through very fast and was overall unorganized. I luckily had a TA would took sympathy on us and would grade more reasonably, however I basically had to teach the whole course to myself. The one thing that I liked was that he drops the lowest test grade (which could be 1 out of the 3 midterms or the final).

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Chem1A . Svadlenak N D 8 Months Ago

Nathan was very unorganized and very much all over the place. I would not recommend taking chem 25 with him. If you are an incoming freshman I suggest you just take chem 1A your second quarter rather than taking this course with a professor who will only complicate things more.

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Chem1A . Svadlenak N D 8 Months Ago

There are some typos on the PowerPoint, but not significant. He can explain the concepts well, and his exam is not too difficult. As long as you complete the problems he assigned in the textbook, you'll receive a good grade.

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Chem1A . Svadlenak N D 8 Months Ago

The operating system Aleks is terrible. The exam is not easy either.

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Chem1A . Svadlenak N D 9 Months Ago

I was in his Chem 25 class not 1A, but I would never take his class again. NEVER! His lecture was so messy I actually never understand it. It's just too fast to really learn anything. Second, He upload his notes to canvas but here's the catch. IT NOT READABLE! IDK WHY. No matter if I pull it out on my phone, iPad or my computer. It gets mess up.

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Chem1A . Svadlenak N D 9 Months Ago

He was very enthusiastic about chemistry, which was a plus! But his lectures were sometimes a bit erratic and (because he was very busy) chockfull of mistakes. If you like chem, go ahead and take it! If you don't, I would avoid.

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Chem1A . Svadlenak N D 9 Months Ago

Yall this man is the most spastic, unintelligible man I have ever had the displeasure of taking. If you do get him, godspeed, and prepare to study a lot on your own.

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Chem1A . Svadlenak N D 9 Months Ago

For Chem 25: I loved Nathan's class, If you do the Aleks and book problems you should know what to expect. It was pretty decent and I learned alot.

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Chem1A . Svadlenak N D 9 Months Ago

Don't take his class if you aren't planning to attend every lecture and do hours of ALEKS work every week. Lecture slides are pretty disorganized and usually not posted on canvas. lecture/section attendance isn't mandatory and grade is almost entirely based on tests

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Chem1A . Svadlenak N D 9 Months Ago

Love his passion. My favorite part is he teaches some non-test-related concepts, which might be why many students who have little to no experience with Chem struggle with his class. If you do the book problems, you will do fine on the tests, which are easier than book problems. He is generous at giving partial credit. Please go to his office hours.

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